Carlos will be teaching piano, theory, and keyboard on Monday and Tuesday from 11am to 4:30pm. Bobby will be teaching guitar, voice and ukulele on Fridays from 11am to 4pm. Anatoli will be around all summer and will teach guitar to fit your schedule. Summer Lessons are $25 for a half hour. Paid in advance. … Read moreSummer Camps and Lessons!
Attention guitarists! When you are jamming do you always wonder how to fit in a solo, how to make a solo sound good, how to hand off lead, how to change keys on the fly? Have you always wanted to play with a group, to jam with other people but have never worked up the … Read moreSummer Saturday’s with Anatoli
It is spring and to us that is a time of renewal, of new growth, of lambs and chicks and ducklings. Spring is a time to reflect on what is new, what is changing, what we want to change. For musicians it is easy to get stuck in the same old routine, the same old … Read more3 reasons your next instrument should be a ukulele
Hello everyone, I know that it is spring cleaning time and I would like to take this opportunity to remind you all that instruments that are accessible and visible are keys to success. We have seen it too often, guitars kept in cases under beads and pianos being used to sort laundry on. In this … Read moreAccessable and Visible Instruments
Happy New Year! Are you like me? Did you make it part of your new years resolution to practice every day? If so I have some ideas for you and would love to hear your ideas too! An egg timer! You can buy them at the dollar store. We are trying to build habits and … Read moreNew Years Resolutions
After my last post on “how to practice” I thought that we should look at the other side of practice, the joyful part. Joyfulness is defined as ” 1. full of joy, as a person or one’s heart; glad; delighted. 2. showing or expressing joy, as looks, actions, or speech. 3. causing or bringing joy, as an event, a sight, or … Read moreJoyful Practice
We know that this time of year is the most stressful for a lot of musicians. We also know that sometimes it is difficult to find the time to practice, sometimes we have the time but not the focus, sometimes we have the wishes but not the technique. We believe that a five minute moment … Read moreMindful Practice
This weekend the Baby and Tots show took place in Abbotsford at the Tradex so we organized a booth to promote our lesson program. My granddaughter, Amanda, and one of our teachers, Bobby Wieler, had a lot of fun meeting and greeting lots of families. I have always know what a huge part enjoying music … Read moreEloise’s Thoughts on Music Lessons for Children
Tots and Toddlers Tooting Tunes This program will consist of 6 one-hour long sessions beginning on January 11, 2016 and is aimed at the 2 and 3 year old age group. The fee for the entire 6 weeks is $75 per student. The program will take place at Sound of Music on Mondays from 11 … Read moreNew 2-5 Year Old Music Classes!
Music is instrumental or vocal sounds combined in such a way as to produce shape, harmony, and expression of emotion. Music has the ability to sooth and inspire. It is an idea that is both personal and universal. Music has the power to draw out every kind of emotion. Learning music is incredibly beneficial for … Read moreBobby’s Philosophy